Jim Brown: Best Football Player Ever?

Jim Brown is considered by many as the best football player ever and one of the greatest professional athletes in history. How's that for hype???

During his nine years (1957-1965) as running back for the Cleveland Browns, Brown led the NFL in rushing eight times. He was an All-Pro every season and set records for single-season rushing (1,863), career rushing (12,312 yards), total touchdowns (126), and all-purpose yards (15,549).

Brown was also the first player ever to rush for 100 touchdowns.

That's called living up to the hype.

Jim Brown was so good that when he started, the team was called the Cleveland Oranges and they changed the name to the Browns because Jim was so awesome (ok we're just kidding on that one!).

Jim Brown was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1971.

Fun Facts about the 1965

The Green Back Packers defeated the Cleveland Browns 23-12 in the NFL Championship game.

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King led civil rights demonstrations in Selma, Alabama.

The average income in was $6,469.

A movie ticket cost $1.25 (whoa!).

A candy bar costs $0.05.

What were the kids listening to and watching in the 1965?

Music: The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Temptations, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Beach Boys and Bob Dylan.